Senior Director, Head of Application Engineering, Productionization

Pfizer

. Translate strategic priorities into the delivery of scalable, secure, enterprise-grade applications and AI/ML solutions.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeNew York City • Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $230,900 - $384,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate strategic priorities into the delivery of scalable, secure, enterprise-grade applications and AI/ML solutions.
Lead large, multi-disciplinary technology teams to design and build high-quality systems with a strong emphasis on execution, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Establish robust engineering standards—including architecture, CI/CD, testing, and observability—to ensure consistent delivery and production excellence.
Define the overall strategy and governance model for application engineering and productionization.
Oversee the design, development, and rollout of applications and tools used across AIA pods.
Establish and govern CI/CD pipelines, release management, and environment configuration for applications.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required; Master’s degree strongly preferred.
12+ years of relevant professional experience.
Proven people-leadership experience, with a track record of building and developing high-performing teams.
Experience working within regulated industries (e.g., pharmaceuticals, banking, insurance).
Demonstrated ability to navigate and influence within large, complex organizations.
Strong stakeholder-management capabilities, with success driving alignment across diverse functions and seniority levels.
Recognized industry thought leader with enterprise-wide strategic impact.
Demonstrated program and operations management expertise, particularly within large, regulated environments.
Proven success managing quality standards, leading efficient development teams, and optimizing complex staffing and resource allocation models.
Deep expertise in cross-functional integration and operational effectiveness within a large corporate ecosystem.

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
Additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
Paid vacation, holiday and personal days
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI solutionsML solutionsapplication engineeringCI/CDtestingobservabilityrelease managementenvironment configurationscalable applicationssecure applications

Soft Skills

people leadershipteam buildingstakeholder managementinfluencealignmentprogram managementoperations managementcross-functional integrationorganizational effectivenessstrategic impact

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in EngineeringMaster's degree in related field